along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to brave a danger; to take a risk
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
railroad track; rail line
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
1000 ri; (a) long distance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
once upon a time; a long time ago
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
meteorological observatory
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
sword hilt; decorative hilt
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder